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Hannah Spencer vs Alex Ballinger

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Hannah Spencer and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 51% of the time, based on 85 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 42 different votes 85 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 33% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 649
114
141 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
575 eligible divisions
51
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8 % of votes cast
63
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
72
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
121
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£211,093
7 % below average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
15 of 16 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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